Rajaraja II

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Rajaraja II
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Statue of Rajaraja II at Thanjavur Palace.
Chola Emperor
Reign	1143 – 1173
Predecessor	Kulothunga II
Successor	Rajadhiraja II
Co-Regent of the Chola Empire
Reign	1146 CE – 1150 CE
Emperor	Kulothunga II
Predecessor	Kulothunga II
Successor	Rajadhiraja II
Born	Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Chola Empire (modern day Jayankondam, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	1173 Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Chola Empire (modern day Jayankondam, Tamil Nadu, India)
Empresses	Avanimulududaiyal Bhuvanimulududiyal Ulagudai Mukkokilan
House	Chalukya Cholas
Dynasty	Chola
Father	Kulothunga II
Mother	Tyaagavalli
Religion	Hinduism

Rajaraja II was a Chola emperor who reigned from 1150 to 1173. He was made his heir apparent and Co-Regent in 1146 and so the inscriptions of Rajaraja II count his reign from 1146. Rajaraja's reign began to show signs of the coming end of the dynasty.